buying a mac

Pulled from the Macmall site:
Tax Policy:
In accordance with statutory regulations, Mac Mall charges sales tax on shipments to customers in the states of California, Tennessee and Wisconsin. If you are located in one of these states, but you believe your purchases are not subject to sales tax, please contact your Account Executive for assistance at (800) 622-6255.
 
aerosolcheese said:
hey... all I know is that whenever I buy from MAcmall or J&R, or even B&H, they don't charge me sales tax when they ship out of their states... I don't know why, and I don't ask questions. As far as I know, that's how the law works.
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Yeah but I think that's the problem...you're not paying THAT STATE's tax, you're paying yours. I'm not an accountant and I don't really know. But my accountant told me that states have been noticing serious drops in sales tax revenue due to the increase in online purchases. So now they're tryin to get their piece of the pie. Whether or not that's right (as in morally or accurately) , I can't say, but I think we should all be aware of the possibility of the G-men knocking at our doors. ALWAYS keep your eye on the man....
 
aerosolcheese said:
Pulled from the Macmall site:
Tax Policy:
In accordance with statutory regulations, Mac Mall charges sales tax on shipments to customers in the states of California, Tennessee and Wisconsin. If you are located in one of these states, but you believe your purchases are not subject to sales tax, please contact your Account Executive for assistance at (800) 622-6255.
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But if you read that critically, it says nothing about your responsibility to pay taxes on a purchase if you reside in another state. Again, I don't know, but it may be worth checking.
 
HybridCreations said:
Yeah but I think that's the problem...you're not paying THAT STATE's tax, you're paying yours. I'm not an accountant and I don't really know. But my accountant told me that states have been noticing serious drops in sales tax revenue due to the increase in online purchases. So now they're tryin to get their piece of the pie. Whether or not that's right (as in morally or accurately) , I can't say, but I think we should all be aware of the possibility of the G-men knocking at our doors. ALWAYS keep your eye on the man....
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exactly, Im not saying I would like to pay sales tax on online (out of state) purchases, I'm just saying "the state" does.. and at some point may figure out a way to enforce it.. side note, when I was 18 I remember thinking that I spent almost two hours of everyday working for the government(taxes) I tried to spend that time staring off into the distance and picking my nose..
 
sink said:
when I was 18 I remember thinking that I spent almost two hours of everyday working for the government(taxes) I tried to spend that time staring off into the distance and picking my nose..
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You must have large nostrils and an uncanny ability to see hidden 3-D images in posters. :)
 
Well, I went into the MAC store today, they all said that they would wait until January when all of their computers are transfered to intel chips. What would you guys do in this situation? I can spend around three grand. I was looking at a 2.ghz powermac and upgrading the RAM and graphics card, or going with a 2.5ghz (dual). Which would be a better option.

Would a macbook pro 15/17" with upgraded ram be sufficent for editing using Final Cut? It would only be DV, I would use an external hard drive as well.

Thanks in advance,

-Logan
 
I would definitely get an Intel Mac. You get more bang for the buck and you have the ability to run both OSX and Windows on the same machine. I have a dual 2.5 G5 and can't wait to ditch it when Apple releases their Intel desktops.
 
do you think a Macbook pro 17" with upgraded ram/hd/video card edit using Final Cut pro (Final cut studio) SD footage? I really like the idea of a laptop, I could edit using another monitor as well, i'd imagine.

-Logan
 
don't think i saw it listed, but no sales tax and no shipping from b & h. if you shop carefully you could pay less there than with academic prices, just because of the tax.
 
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